A Nigerian wig maker Helen Williams has set a world record for the longest handmade wig, the Guinness World Records said Tuesday.
Helen achieved the feat in Lagos with her handmade wig of 351.28 metres.
“Helen spent 11 days and over two million naira making the wig,” Guinness World Records said
“After constructing the underlay with wig-cap netting and black fabric attached to a bicycle helmet, she completed the hairpiece using 1,000 bundles of hair, 12 cans of hair spray, 35 tubes of hair glue, and 6,250 hair clips.
The Nigerian has been a professional wigmaker for the past eight years, making between 50 to 300 wigs weekly.
But creating a world record was not an easy feat for Helen despite the almost-decade-long experience.
At some point, I felt exhausted,” she told the British reference book. “However, friends and family encouraged me. I did not want to let them down, so I maintained my focus. The outcome is the longest handmade wig in the world.”
Helen did the work beside the Lagos–Abeokuta Expressway – a route linking Ogun and Lagos State.
Her achievement comes in the same year that another Nigeria chef Hilda Baci set a record for the longest cooking marathon. While Hilda became a sensation following the milestone, her record was bettered by Irish chef Alan Fisher about two weeks ago.
Helen Williams from Lagos, Nigeria has achieved a new record for the longest handmade wig which stretches an incredible 351.28 metres (1,152 ft 5 in) 👏 pic.twitter.com/gwGdqjF8Wp
— Guinness World Records (@GWR) November 14, 2023
